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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Artificial Rangoli Making

Artificial Rangoli Making!!

Rangoli is the most popular art in India. Rangoli can be wall art as well as floor art. It’s folk art from India in which patterns are created on the floor in living rooms or courtyards using materials such as colored rice, dry flour, colored sand or flower petals. It is usually made during Diwali, Onam, Pongal, and other Indian festivals.

Festival means celebration which brings along a lot of preparations. One important factor during festival is making rangoli. Rangoli spreads the joy of colors.

Making rangoli with various powder, colors and glitters is the most traditional method but with time, various other types of rangolis can be seen today including stickers, rangoli made by flowers and artificial rangoli.

Due to so many preparations at the time of festivals everybody does not have so much time to dedicate to the rangoli and most of the times people fear that the rangoli they prepare by putting so much hard work and time does not take a moment to get spoiled.

So here comes the option of Artificial Rangoli which can be used for all festivals.

Easy and quick rangoli options for all J

PLY (Wood) Rangoli

Stone & Moti Work

Stone Work

Moti Work

Golden Piping & Moti Work

Plastic Rangoli

Crystal Work

Stone Work

Floating Rangoli

Hope, this post has given you some ideas on how to make Artificial Rangoli.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Holi Special Rangoli!!

Dear All

Wishing You a very

HAPPY & COLORFUL HOLI

From: Anjali's Creativity

Holi Special Rangoli with vibrant colors!!

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Ganesh Idol Making

If you are looking to be creative and eco-friendly this Ganesh Chaturthi, then you can make Ganesh idols at home. Ganesh idols can be made at home using clay (Shadu).

f you are buying a Ganesh idol, please opt for an environment friendly Ganesha.

Material:

Shadu (Clay)
Fevicol
Wooden block (2X2)
Wooden stick
Tooth pick
Paints
Paint brushes
Rough cloth
Kundun or decorative stones to decorate the idol

Preparation:

Mix the clay. You can get clay from stationary stores during Ganesh festival. In Pune you can get it at Kumbharwada.
While mixing the clay and using it, make sure that your hand is slightly wet.

3. Take the wooden block and apply fevicol over it.

4. Take the 1 kg clay and divide it in to 8 equal portions.
5. 1^st portion should be used to prepare shape like trapezoid. Fix on the wooden block as shown below.

6. Take 2^nd portion and half of 3^rd portion. Mix it well and prepare a round. Then divide that in 2 parts. Make 2 legs shapes like carrot. Bend in between for making knees. Merge the same with hind part.

7. Add Kasota to pitambar as shown. Apply little water for smooth texture.

8. Take the 3^rd portion remaining half and add to 4^th portion to make it 1.5 portions. Make a round of it. Mix well. Now make 3 parts of it. Out of that mix 2 portions and make stomach for the Ganesh idol. Place it back upright. Add residual portion for shoulder and chest part.

9. Now take 5^th portion. Make 4 parts of it to make 4 hands. Prepare rare hands first. Ensure the palm is not thin to avoid breaking.

10. Prepare uparna and fix it on shoulder.

11. Now take 6^th portion. Divide it in to 3:1 . Take bigger portion for head. Remaining portion to be used for preparing trunk.

12. Take 7^th portion. Divide in to 3 parts. 1 part for ears. , 1 part for crown (cone shape) (mukut), 1 portion for the chakra behind the crown (mukut).

13. You can prepare ornaments of the remaining 8th portion as shown below. Also prepare 1 Modak to keep on Ganesha's left palm. :-)

14. Using a brush smoothen the exterior. Make sure that you don’t damage the structure.

15. Now leave the Ganesha to dry but not in direct sunlight as cracks may appear.

16. When the idol is dry use acrylic tint flesh shade for coloring the whole idol in body color. Allow it to dry.

17. You can color the Ganesha pithambar and the uparna/ shella by your choice colors. We had prepared 2 Ganesh idols as this time in my creativity my brother had also joined me :). So we both had prepared 1 idol each.